HIGH Fast-paced gameplay and nice visuals.
LOW Lack of content.
WTF Anyone wanna draft a fantasy football team made up old cartoon characters with me?
Tag: basketball
NBA 2K25 Review
HIGH The WNBA mode is inching closer to completion. (Thanks to the class of ’24!)
LOW Microtransactions still permeate the landscape.
WTF Why am I so enamored with realistic mesh fabric and beads of sweat?
NBA 2K24 Review
Macrorealism Mired In Microtransactions HIGH The on-court gameplay reaches new heights of realism LOW Microtransactions and cash grabs sink to new depths of capitalism WTF I sprained seven knuckles trying to recreate moves like Kobe. For the last few years, I’ve ended every NBA 2K review the same way — […]
NBA 2K23 Review
HIGH The on-court gameplay is nearly flawless
LOW The grinding is nearly endless
WTF Fake social media stardom is just exhausting
NBA 2K22 Review
Welcome To The Next level
HIGH The on-court presentation is stunning
LOW MyCareer mode is boring. The City is an interminable grind.
WTF Slowdown, clipping and crashing? On the Series X?
NBA 2K21 Review
In Search Of Next-Gen Writers
HIGH The on-court mechanics are more player-controlled than ever
LOW Microtransactions are necessary to succeed, even on Rookie.
WTF The finale of “Dawson’s Creek” had more emotional depth
NBA 2K20 Review
It Might Be Time For The Next Level
HIGH The best presentation just gets better each year.
LOW Odd clipping during cutscenes takes users out of the moment.
WTF All that Hollywood talent is wasted in the too-short story mode.